Only update speca weather if it not already updating. Also remove QPixmaps if already displayed

artemis.py

@@ -463,8 +463,9 @@ class Artemis(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def start_update_space_weather(self):
-        self.update_now_bar.setMaximum(self.update_now_bar.minimum())
-        self.space_weather_data.update()
+        if not self.space_weather_data.is_updating:
+            self.update_now_bar.setMaximum(self.update_now_bar.minimum())
+            self.space_weather_data.update()
 
     @pyqtSlot(bool)
     def update_space_weather(self, status_ok):

constants.py

@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ class Constants(object):
     FORECAST_IMG_3     = "http://www.mmmonvhf.de/solar/solar.png"
     FORECAST_IMG_4     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskipstatusNA.gif"
     FORECAST_IMG_5     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/aurorastatus.gif"
-    FORECAST_IMG_6     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskip50status.gif"
-    FORECAST_IMG_7     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskip70status.gif"
-    FORECAST_IMG_8     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskipstatus.gif"
+    FORECAST_IMG_6     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskipstatus.gif"
+    FORECAST_IMG_7     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskip50status.gif"
+    FORECAST_IMG_8     = "http://amunters.home.xs4all.nl/eskip70status.gif"
     SEARCH_LABEL_IMG   = "search_icon.png"
     VOLUME_LABEL_IMG   = "volume.png"
     DATA_FOLDER        = "Data"

space_weather_data.py

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class SpaceWeatherData(QObject):
         self.__update_thread = UpadteSpaceWeatherThread(self)
         self.__update_thread.finished.connect(self.__parse_and_emit_signal)
 
+    @property
+    def is_updating(self):
+        return self.__update_thread.isRunning()
+
     @pyqtSlot()
     def update(self):
         self.__update_thread.start()
@@ -42,6 +46,15 @@ class SpaceWeatherData(QObject):
         self.ak_index = ''
         self.sgas = ''
         self.geo_storm = ''
+        self.images = [QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap(),
+                       QPixmap()]
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def __parse_and_emit_signal(self):